It's an interesting standard that the Commissioner is applying here. When it comes to responsibility for what you know and protecting the shield it is no holds barred when it comes to the players, teams and owners, it doesn't matter who did what or who knew what, they were supposed to know, supposed to do due diligence, and supposed to get it right and do the right thing, and he imposed stiff fines and sanctions on Saints players, coaches, and the franchise, and did the same with the Patriots in Cameragate when they failed to meet those standards. Now however it is all about what the Commissioner actually did know and did see, and the fact that he was completely negligent in doing due diligence and getting to the bottom of what really happened before applying the sanctions for it doesn't matter in the least. With everyone other than the Commissioner there is a responsibility to uphold the shield and be on top of everything, for the commissioner there has to be proof beyond any doubt. He knew there was a tape, he essentially knew what was on it, and he deliberately avoided finishing the investigation and gave the lightest sanction possible to Rice when he deserved to get the stiffest sanction. But it's not his fault because he put his hands over his eyes and didn't actually see the tape, or at least that's what he says.
They won't dump him, but they should.